From: Dejan Dimic <dejan.dimic@...>
Date: 2008-12-23T07:01:31+09:00
Subject: Re: immediate "sendkeys" with Ruby ? (SketchUp)

On Dec 22, 1:18 am, Marcio Braga <mbraga0...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I need to send a key (letter "x" for example) to SketchUp (shortcut) in
> the middle of a code execution. I'm trying to use the command:
>
> WIN32OLE.new("WScript.Shell").SendKeys("x")
>
> But this way, the "x" is not being sent immediately. For example:
>
> p "test1"
> WIN32OLE.new("WScript.Shell").SendKeys("x")
> p "test2"
>
> I see "test1" and "test2" arriving (on SketchUp console) but I do not
> see SketchUp responding to shortcut "x" during execution of the code.
> "x" arrives only when the code finishes and return control to SketchUp.
>
> Is any way to send this "x" ... immediately ?
>
> Thank you
> Marcio
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Before sending any keys you should verify to whom you are sending
them.

Take look at: http://rubyonwindows.blogspot.com/2007/05/automating-applications-with-ruby.html

Regards,
Dima